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myprog.c is a simple program demonstrating various
aspects of argtable.
Usage: myprog [-lRv] [-k <int>] [-D MACRO]... [-o <output>] [--help] [--version] <file> [<file>]...
-l, -L list files
-R recurse through subdirectories
-k, --scalar=<int> define scalar value k (default is 3)
-D, --define=MACRO macro definitions
-o <output> output file (default is "-")
-v, --verbose, --debug verbose messages
--help print this help and exit
--version print version information and exit
<file> input file(s)
echo.c implements the command line syntax of the GNU echo program.
Usage: echo [-neE] [--help] [--version] [STRING]...
-n do not output the trailing newline
-e enable interpretation of the backslash-escaped characters listed below
-E disable interpretation of those sequences in <string>s
--help print this help and exit
--version print version information and exit
rm.c implements the command line syntax of the GNU rm program.
Usage: rm [-dfirv] [--help] [--version] <file> [<file>]...
-d, --directory unlink file(s), even if it is a non-empty directory
(super-user only)
-f, --force ignore nonexistant files, never prompt
-i, --interactive prompt before any removal
-r, -R, --recursive remove the contents of directories recursively
-v, --verbose explain what is being done
--help print this help and exit
--version print version information and exit
uname.c implements the command line syntax of the GNU uname program.
Usage: uname [-asnrvmpio] [--help] [--version]
-a, --all print all information, in the following order:
-s, --kernel-name print the kernel name
-n, --nodename print the node name
-r, --kernel-release print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version print the kernel version
-m, --machine print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor print the processor type
-i, --hardware-platform print the hardware platform
-o, --operating-system print the operating system
--help print this help and exit
--version print version information and exit
mv.c implements the command line syntax of the GNU mv program.
Usage: mv [-bfiuv] [--backup=[CONTROL]] [--reply={yes,no,query}] [--strip-trailing-slashes] [-S SUFFIX]
[--target-directory=DIRECTORY] [--help] [--version] SOURCE [SOURCE]... DEST|DIRECTORY
--backup=[CONTROL] make a backup of each existing destination file
-b like --backup but does not accept an argument
-f, --force do not prompt before overwriting
equivalent to --reply=yes
-i, --interactive Prompt before overwriting
equivalent to --reply=yes
--reply={yes,no,query} specify how to handle the prompt about an
existing destination file
--strip-trailing-slashes remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument
-S, --suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix
--target-directory=DIRECTORY move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
-u, --update copy only when the SOURCE file is newer
than the destination file or when the
destination file is missing
-v, --verbose explain what is being done
--help display this help and exit
--version display version information and exit
ls.c implements the command line syntax of the GNU ls program.
Usage: ls [-aAbBcCdDfFgGhHiklLmnNopqQrRsStuUvxX1] [--author] [--block-size=SIZE] [--color=[WHEN]]
[--format=WORD] [--full-time] [--si] [--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir]
[--indicator-style=WORD] [-I PATTERN] [--show-control-chars] [--quoting-style=WORD]
[--sort=WORD] [--time=WORD] [--time-style=STYLE] [-T COLS] [-w COLS] [--help]
[--version] [FILE]...
-a, --all do not hide entries starting with .
-A, --almost-all do not list implied . and ..
--author print the author of each file
-b, --escape print octal escapes for nongraphic characters
--block-size=SIZE use SIZE-byte blocks
-B, --ignore-backups do not list implied entries ending with ~
-c with -lt: sort by, and show, ctime (time of last
modification of file status information)
with -l: show ctime and sort by name
otherwise: sort by ctime
-C list entries by columns
--color=[WHEN] control whether color is used to distinguish file
types. WHEN may be `never', `always', or `auto'
-d, --directory list directory entries instead of contents,
and do not dereference symbolic links
-D, --dired generate output designed for Emacs' dired mode
-f do not sort, enable -aU, disable -lst
-F, --classify append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries
--format=WORD across -x, commas -m, horizontal -x, long -l,
single-column -1, verbose -l, vertical -C
--full-time like -l --time-style=full-iso
-g like -l, but do not list owner
-G, --no-group inhibit display of group information
-h, --human-readable print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)
--si likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024
-H, --dereference-command-line follow symbolic links listed on the command line
--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir follow each command line symbolic link
that points to a directory
--indicator-style=WORD append indicator with style WORD to entry names:
none (default), classify (-F), file-type (-p)
-i, --inode print index number of each file
-I, --ignore=PATTERN do not list implied entries matching shell PATTERN
-k like --block-size=1K
-l use a long listing format
-L, --dereference when showing file information for a symbolic
link, show information for the file the link
references rather than for the link itself
-m fill width with a comma separated list of entries
-n, --numeric-uid-gid like -l, but list numeric UIDs and GIDs
-N, --literal print raw entry names (don't treat e.g. control
characters specially)
-o like -l, but do not list group information
-p, --file-type append indicator (one of /=@|) to entries
-q, --hide-control-chars print ? instead of non graphic characters
--show-control-chars show non graphic characters as-is (default
unless program is `ls' and output is a terminal)
-Q, --quote-name enclose entry names in double quotes
--quoting-style=WORD use quoting style WORD for entry names:
literal, locale, shell, shell-always, c, escape
-r, --reverse reverse order while sorting
-R, --recursive list subdirectories recursively
-s, --size print size of each file, in blocks
-S sort by file size
--sort=WORD extension -X, none -U, size -S, time -t, version -v,
status -c, time -t, atime -u, access -u, use -u
--time=WORD show time as WORD instead of modification time:
atime, access, use, ctime or status; use
specified time as sort key if --sort=time
--time-style=STYLE show times using style STYLE:
full-iso, long-iso, iso, locale, +FORMAT
FORMAT is interpreted like `date'; if FORMAT is
FORMAT1<newline>FORMAT2, FORMAT1 applies to
non-recent files and FORMAT2 to recent files;
if STYLE is prefixed with `posix-', STYLE
takes effect only outside the POSIX locale
-t sort by modification time
-T, --tabsize=COLS assume tab stops at each COLS instead of 8
-u with -lt: sort by, and show, access time
with -l: show access time and sort by name
otherwise: sort by access time
-U do not sort; list entries in directory order
-v sort by version
-w, --width=COLS assume screen width instead of current value
-x list entries by lines instead of by columns
-X sort alphabetically by entry extension
-1 list one file per line
--help display this help and exit
--version display version information and exit
multisyntax.c demonstrates the use of multiple command line syntaxes.
Usage: multisyntax [-nvR] insert <file> [<file>]... [-o <output>]
multisyntax [-nv] remove <file>
multisyntax [-v] search <pattern> [-o <output>]
multisyntax [--help] [--version]
-n take no action
-v, --verbose verbose messages
-R recurse through subdirectories
<file> input file(s)
-o <output> output file (default is "-")
<pattern> search string
--help print this help and exit
--version print version information and exit
hasoptvalue.c demonstrates command line options that take optional values (eg: --bar=[<int>]).
Usage: hasoptvalue -f[-f <int>] [-f <int>] -b [<int>] [-b [<int>]] [-b [<int>]] [--help] [--version] -f, --foo=<int> takes an integer value (defaults to 9) -b, --bar=[<int>] takes an optional integer value (defaults to 5) --help print this help and exit --version print version information and exit
callbacks.c demonstrates the use of argtable callback functions.
Usage: callbacks <int> <int> [<int>]...
where <int> must be an even number of non-zero integer values that sum to 100
argcustom.c, argxxx.c, argxxx.h demonstrate a user-defined argtable data type.
Usage: argcustom <scalar> [-x <double>] [-y <double>]... [--help]
<scalar> <double> value in range [0.0, 1.0]
-x <double> x coeff in range [-1.0, 1.0]
-y <double> y coeff in range [0.5, 0.9]
--help print this help and exit